Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 8.25.17
Succinct Summations for the week ending August 25th, 2017 Positives: 1. Despite all of the political turmoil, S&P500 is within 1.5%...
Bad News from Worse Models
Bad Market News From Junk Forecasting Models The mistake is comparing a recovery from a financial crisis with the rebound from a normal...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 8.18.17
Succinct Summations for the week ending August 18th, 2017 Positives: 1.White House Strategist Steve Bannon is fired, giving hope for some...
“Markets Will Fluctuate”
The Real Reason Markets Swooned Yesterday It’s the same one that explains why they are rising today and might fall the day after....
Reminder: Competency, Character Matter
The human capacity to rationalize things is astounding. I was never a fan of Hillary Clinton — wife of a President in a...
Redefining Bull and Bear Markets
How to Spot a Bull or Bear Market Defining a market by percentage changes doesn’t offer the insight needed to make...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 8.11.17
Succinct Summations for the week ending August 11th, 2017 Positives: 1.Nuclear war postponed (for now) 2. Jobless claims remain low at...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 8.4.17
Succinct Summations for the week ending August 4th, 2017 Positives: 1. Euro zone unemployment fell to 9.1% in June, its lowest level...
Yes, There Is Volatility
Source: Birinyi Jeffrey Yale Rubin of Birinyi looks at the issue of low volatility. He makes two interesting...